southsider2k5

Hell, doesn't everyone?

Emanuel was just at my house...

Can I just say for legals sake that it was all made up?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 18, 2010 -> 02:12 PM) Really? How many franchises have we seen significantly boosted by a new ballpark? Winning is a WAAAAAAAAAAAY biggest boost than a stadium, and this hasn't helped at all in Tampa.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 18, 2010 -> 01:51 PM) I'm torn on that one. Clearly they'd benefit from a new city, but they'd also benefit from a new ballpark in that city. OTOH, neither of those seem to be happening any time in the near future, since it's not exactly a good time for cities to be off bidding for franchises. I doubt they would benefit from a new ballpark. If fans aren't willing to go see them because of the ballpark, they aren't really very good fans in the first place.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 18, 2010 -> 01:25 PM) I don't remember that. But in this case, it sounds like the reporter also shoved the security guard, so there is probably more to the story than just overzealous security guards. Security guards don't have police powers (unless they are off-duty sworn officers, then the rules get fuzzy), but states generally regulate them, as do some localities. So there already should be rules in place to govern behavior. I do not know what those rules or laws are like in Anchorage and/or Alaska (localities in Alaska are a little weird, there are no county governments). More to the story? NO WAY!

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 18, 2010 -> 01:16 PM) Tea Party candidate Joe Miller in Alaska had his private security team arrest a reporter for asking too many questions. What the f*** is with this party? Apparently unless you work for Fox news you aren't allowed to ask any of these people questions before you vote for them. I guess the rest of the reporters didn't threaten to beat him up like they did the guy trying to question Rahm.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 18, 2010 -> 12:59 PM) Just as weird. I can't remember though, honestly, did he say that? Or did someone else call him that? I don't think he ever said it, but it was said about him.

You mean you have a list of people you sext? Oh wait, that is my XXX-mas list. Nevermind.

Virtually nothing is impossible if you are the most powerful.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 18, 2010 -> 12:51 PM) Even stranger from the same video: Is she part Asian? Bill Clinton has been called the first black President. I am guessing that goes into the same category.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Oct 18, 2010 -> 12:31 PM) Ouch. Good call on Aardsma. Steve Stone thought that was a great prospect. More like Javy Aardsma. He had chances in three cities to be in pennant races, and he was terrible. Dude goes out to Seattle, where on top of being in one of the biggest parks in baseball, he also played on some awful teams, he pitched well.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 18, 2010 -> 12:23 PM) The longer you go on, the harder it becomes to convince a player to sign a deal that options away a year of FA. Longoria signed his a month after he was called up. Well that and it takes two to agree to a contract. See also Danks, John.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 18, 2010 -> 12:18 PM) Part of me is surprised they haven't sat down and gotten a Longoria-style deal done with him. It is something that wouldn't surprise me this off season, that's for sure.

That's OK, the Republicans are taking over soon, I'll be OK.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 18, 2010 -> 12:19 PM) I know there are complications because not all the injuries were pitching injuries, but the counterpoint to that is Jake Peavy. The types of injuries are the centerpoint. We are talking about major shoulder and elbow problems versus ankle problems from running the bases and a freak muscle injury which happened after he got here, so it had no affect on the thought process of trading for Peavy.

Relax, I have all of the serial numbers filed off so they can't be traced anyway.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 18, 2010 -> 12:14 PM) Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) said over the weekend that he's been encouraged to consider running for mayor of Chicago. via This is going to be an exercise in embarrassment for the City of Chicago.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 18, 2010 -> 12:10 PM) I totally called this like a year ago, that it would happen again this year. Happy Birthday! AWESOMENESS

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 18, 2010 -> 12:00 PM) There's 2 issues here though...on one hand, the Sox might not have been willing to pay for him as a first rounder...on the other hand, the issue might have been that the Sox didn't want to spend their first round draft pick on the guy. They might have been willing to commit the money, but not willing to commit the pick. Which one sounds more like the Sox? I know I am going with the money. They don't spend on injury prone pitchers. Period.

Perhaps... or summary executions could work...

QUOTE (Buehrlesque @ Oct 18, 2010 -> 11:44 AM) I'll say Beckham will have the best career and be here the longest- I don't see anything moving him off of second base at the Cell for a long time. I hope you're right about Morel though- it would be very, very nice to have that kind of stability at third base. If Gordo ends up being that good, he could very well price himself out of Chicago.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 18, 2010 -> 11:58 AM) But JR has been the owner basically through the entire free agency era. Prior to that, payroll and performance really weren't connected and there was no way that spending more on payroll would translate to an improved team. Until Curt Flood, there was no reason to pay a player higher, because no one else could. The end of the reserve clause changed all of that. Anyone else think that might have been the single worst thing to happen to the game of baseball? There are now probably 10 places that know they will never win a World Series.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 18, 2010 -> 11:20 AM) The problem with the improving helmet design has been that it makes the hitter more comfortable in going in harder. I have actually read a serious suggestion that they ditch the helmets because then guys would be afraid to hit as hard.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 18, 2010 -> 11:18 AM) Which makes it that much more surprising the Sox didn't take in his workout. I don't think I have ever seen a kid get made a free agent and sign for cheaper than they could have been paid by their original team. In other words if we weren't willing to draft him and pay him as a mid first rounder, I doubt we bid against the rest of the league for him.